Araceae
Night-scented lily
Alocasia odora
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Alocasia
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- زنبق الليل المعطر
- arz
- الوكاسيا اودورا
- Bulgarian
- Миризлива алоказия
- Chinese
- 姑婆芋, 香海芋, 天荷, 海芋, 滴水观音, 隔河仙
- Croatian
- Adam, Slonovo uho, adam
- Czech
- Alokázie vonná
- English
- Night-scented lily, Asian taro
- Hungarian
- Alokázia
- Japanese
- クワズイモ, アロカシア
- Korean
- 알로카시아 오도라
- Malay
- Birah tegak gergasi, Asian taro, Night-scented lily, Talas Asia
- Persian
- گیاه بابا آدم
- Russian
- Алоказия пахучая
- tay
- Bugati'
- Vietnamese
- Ráy Bắc bộ
Synonyms
- Alocasia commutata Schott
- Alocasia subodorata Engl. & K.Krause
- Alocasia tonkinensis Engl.
- Arum odoratum Heynh.
- Arum odorum Roxb.
- Arum odorum G.Lodd.
- Caladium odoratissimum K.Koch
- Caladium odorum (G.Lodd.) Ker Gawl.
- Colocasia odora (G.Lodd.) Brongn.
- Colocasia odora var. rubra Hassk.
- Colocasia odora var. viridis Hassk.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.